Best Practice in Place Marketing for Economic Growth: 5 do's & 5 don'ts

Thursday, July 14th 2016Author: Ian Farrow

If you read our last blog on Place Marketing, you’ll already know why it’s becoming increasingly important to have a strong place marketing strategy and a clear city branding campaign in order to achieve economic growth.

Below is a quick list of best practice do’s & don’ts in Place Marketing for Economic Growth:

5 Place Marketing strategy Do’s

DO have effective governance for growth marketing – include marketing representation from those organisations that are influential in your economic growth and city branding

DO conduct a situation analysis that clearly sets out the economic growth drivers, weaknesses and opportunities

DO conduct a place marketing competitor analysis that compares your offer and weaknesses with those competing for investment

DO develop an authentic place branding narrative for growth that your whole partnership can stand full square behindDO make sure you have effective community engagement capable of taking people on the journey with you

5 Place Marketing strategy Don’t’s

DON’T have competing strategies within your organisation that affect growth. Use good coordination to ensure consistency

DON’T treat growth place marketing the same as your corporate communications – they require different skills

DON’T do place marketing for economic growth part time – it’s worthy of resourcing properly as ROI will be significant

DON’T forget this is a reputation issue so ensure your strategic head of communications leads growth marketing